H.R. 1878
Background (What circumstances necessitate Congressional action?/ What happened to the Bill in Congress? Did it pass, or die in committee?):The growing population of people with autism in the United States the government has been trying to pass bills that will aid in the development and success of people with autism. The Global Autism Assistance Act of 2009 focuses on two specific features. One being that it supports activities by organization and other service providers that are not government run programs. This Bill also is trying to put in place a “teach the teachers” program so that they can train health and education professionals who work with children who have autism. This Bill is still in the process and has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Goal of Action:To establish and administer a health and education grant program for children with special needs.
Specifics/ Means of the goal:They are going to support activities by nongovernmental organizations and other service providers, including advocacy groups. In addition, they want to establish a “teach the teachers” program to help train health and education professionals that work with special needs children.
Type of Power (Is Congress acting according to an expressed or implied power? If it is implied, what expressed power grants it?):This is an implied power because is not stated directly in the Constitution. However, it is under the Elastic Clause. This allows Congress to do what they think is "necessary and proper" and they believe evidence from this bill, in which they believe in bettering the lives for children who have autism.
Analysis (Do you think Congress should do this according to its Constitutional Powers):Yes, I believe that by helping children with autism we are showing the work that people who have autism can contribute to society in a variety of ways if we give them the tools to succeed. Many people living in this country may know of the growing numbers of children with special needs and we need to find a way to help those children become productive adults when they are older. Many don’t know all the possible contributions that special needs children can make to society but the least we can do is give them the proper tools to show us what they can do. The United States Congress is well inside of its powers because it is dealing with bettering the lives of U.S. citizens.
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I agree that this bill is a very good idea because more people need to become involved with teaching children with special needs. Funding and extra support to organizations dealing with special needs is also a good step by increasing public awareness which can better the lives of children with autism and special needs.
Is there a specific expressed power that implies this?
I agree with Fulcher that I believe that this bill is a good idea. If anything in this economic time needs to be our country's social focus, I think it needs to be helping the special needs. I am typically against increased public funding, but on this bill I am for extra federal funding for special needs organizations.
I very much so like this idea teachers should know what to expect of their students and be able to help them as much as possible.
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